Old to Young

NIce!

Really nice idea, I agree with one of the other comments that we should have seen the old guy without the cream and perhaps some slight of hand filmaking could have done away with the dissolve in the middle (ie have the old guy duck out of shot, replace with young guy then tilt down the camera to see the young guy washing his face and stand up) Do that and it's a definite GL

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Love to see some stress really being release.LOL no really I like the music GL good look for the TV vote.

i liked where you went with it ... =P

GL- Great concept, could have benefitted from a second longer of the old guy, maybe before he even puts the cream on. Overall, good idea.

nice, straight to the point. i would consider using less text and a longer video. GL

i love the opening. the green is very strong. nice frame. good, simple concept.
i would, however, say that the font and color of the text seemed to clash with the feeling of "young."
if i was to suggest anything, it would be to go with a sans-serif font in a more neutral color, or carry the strong green through.

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Great use of the ole fountain of youth concept. That is exactly what the sponser is tying to promote with their product GL!

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great!!! Simple and to the point!! Check out Eboju's first VCAM for Toyota Prius...titled "We're going Green too!!". Tell me what you think.

Chris,
This ad game is tough. I find a lot more people are ready to hit the red light when it comes to their advertising.Check my progress on my new XM Ad "Heads Up".
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canofmeatfilm

there'll be a lot of wishing that this would be possible

good job man

GL

thanx for your comment on my first pd

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It was wonderful...I love it....

That was cool. I liked how simple it was.

Hi there:

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you could use some more words over the video

i didnt like it

very nice,creative

Very cool. Awesome effect. Support thesundial!

nice job, different but clean, good for tv
thanks for greenlighting me tell your friends

Super cool. Just what I need. A great Stuff>

I love the way you pulled off the effect! Perfect timing and music.

Good music. You know what your doing. Peace and blessings.

cool ideea!gg chrispmonkey
super green light

I like the use of music in this ad. I also liked it overall; so you get a greenlight!

Very Nice. Love the reflective shot and the simplicity of the ending. I think you have an eye.

Nice music and good concept.

GL Cool.

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This is very cool. I thought the art direction was excellent, nice greens and golds. Cool concept, and good acting (natural and not overdone). I wonder if there might have been more video, resolving some of the text issues at the end, but a cool commercial and good work.

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Good job! I feel that it says a lot about getting the stress out. GL hope you make it to TV.

Good Job....

good idea, well done
go green!

I love this! So simple but really gets the message across! Green light!

Thanks for the GL Chris. Hey have you thought about re-doing that audio? Should be super easy to do since you only have to dub one "wow' and equalize the faucet.

your sepcial effects are quite seamless...

hey, that's really cute! simple and direct...

Clever! Nice work and thanks for the feedback on mine!

good work ilike it . waiting for more good works

um change the tittles and it'll be 10x better. I still gave it the green light.

Good Idea, Greenlight

thankyou! btw, luv ur vcam!!! very clever..cant wait to see your next one..

nice.

cute but not really commercial material

Hey man, thanks for the comment the other day

Like the video--it's simple but to the point.

It looks good. Thanks for your comments!

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Aztlan Entertainment

nice ad. greenlight, the music is really cool. was that you.

cool! if only it were true!

good job Chris...

funny stuff, well done!

Entertaining spot!

cute, but I think you have to think about the consumer. I think there needs to be more about how the product could help people. Good idea though.

It's a little hard to get, because the old guys face is obscured. Maybe you need an establishing shot of him, closer, and the youthful result, closer.

The audio levels are too hot.

Good idea, but tighten it up, maybe lose the music and work with natural sound to make the transformation seem more natural.

I dont think that this is that kind of simple great idea.
Nothing original. Sorry. It is good but there is many many better whith great idea and more work done on it.

Chris it matt this stuff is awesome

Nice work...simple and good.
GL!

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Good deal, thanks for your comment I dig the ad. Easy, quick, well shot, smoothly done!

- Joe V

very nice. gl

I like this. It's simple, straightforward and refreshing. Plus, it addresses a man's need and desire to take care of his skin. Nice skin, by the way! GL.

That's pretty funny and cute.

Funny, GL!

simple and explains the message. The water running is too loud though.

GL...nicely done. Quite a few good constructive comments here.
3 things to re-emphasize: needs a touch more beginning, fix the sound at the end, and tweak the graphic copy instead of using it for time filler.

Concept is definitely right on. I just think you could have spent longer on the old man part. Like maybe having him lather up, look in the mirror and then start shaving. Although that would be misleading for the product.

I agree with a lot of the comments below. I dig the concept heavily, but I would have liked to have seen a stronger difference between the young and old man. Possibly more time to show his old face without the shave cream to really emphasize that contrast when he emerges new.

People always give me this suggestion too, and so I would try the edit without music. It might seem odd, and by no means is THE way to go, but sometimes it really helps the material shine through more clearly.

Overall, inventive idea, good production, and with just a few tweaks I think it's ready for television land. Good form.

This is funny! Perhaps could try something other than text for the second part.

good advert and quite funny but could have gone into more depth

It's a solid concept for an advertisement. I wish you had done more with the inter-title graphics. I mean, there's nothing wrong with them. But they're not exciting. Every second of a commercial is supposed to catch and hold a viewers attention, and there has to be a way to do that with these intertitles. Whether it be giving them motion, adding additional visuals to accompany them, or some other technique.

Thanks for greenlighting my "Play in a Day" pod - really glad you liked it. Can i be really cheeky and ask you to greenlight it on the UK site too?

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i've managed to get to number 12 on the UK site, but i really really want to make it into the top 10 so that hopefully the current staff will notice the pod...!

nice VCAM by the way - a couple of issues with audio, but on the whole really good.

Nice work. GL

My comments would be pretty much the same a knightshots.
I like the spot though, and think you did a good job.
Only thing I didn't get was the Spanish guitar. It sounds great, but it doesn't fit the theme of the spot for me.
Given all that - GL

your lighting is really good.... culda done without the disolve in between the 2 shots... but the total package is really strong... good job...

Thank you for checking out my new pod, and I already greenlighted your pod a while ago. :) I think the idea of this pod is awesome!

Knightshot suggested I check this one out. Great concept. Initial audio raised me outta my seat. GL though but you should fix the audio.

Hi,
Just wondering if you Green Lighted Tony as it doesn't show. Also have another GL that isn't showing.

Really great concept and well executed. A couple of technical suggestions.

Use a tripod for this type of shot. Holding the same angle adds to the illusion. Have your actor hold positiont when he bends down and get a lock off. Some cameras such as a Sony PD150 will allow you to overlap your current view with the last frame on tape. This can allow youto get a near perfect lineup. Then you have your actor resume the action. In edit you can cut out the extra frames so that it looks like one continuous motion without the need for the cross fade. If you can't get a good frame lineup then have your subject drop out of frame and the younger reenters. If the action is smooth it should create the illusion without drawing attention ti the switch. Great effort though. GL

Also needs attention to audio balancing.

Your guitar work? Not bad.

It's cute.

nice idea, liked it, only thing i would say is, when the clip changed you could notice the sound of the water change too, maybe could have kept the original sound running underneith the second clip. but still it was nice.

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shane.

I like it. Short and sweet and the point is clear.
Good video.

I like it. Short and sweet and the point is clear.
Good video.

I like it!

Hia,
just came across your pod as I did not know there were 2 voting possibilities and different scores for US and UK!

Anyways, well done. Hope the advertising people will get the joke and not think it would be unfair claims towards the competition.
Maybe its different here in Britain than in USA.

Thanks everyone for voting respectfully and not just making fake accounts to pull my score down. Also your suggestions are really helping me.

Guys don't sit there and post crappy comments like that, it really hurts aspiring peoples hopes with their pods.

Hmmm....I guess I was too subtle. Ease up on the kid. He is clearly new to using video equipment. But I do agree. GL stuff that isnt ready for T.V. hurts the overall usefulness of our votes.

GL stuff that is actually ready for T.V. Sorry Monkey...that isn't you.

I like the concept a lot. Simple and funny. I'm not into so much text at the end. I think if you have to have the text, then maybe it should have more design to it. Overall good though --GL.

good execution tho i think the concept has been done before. i think if the lighting was a bit brighter it would improve the whole feel.

pretty cool going from a dad look to a son look!

The product advertised was clearly communicated and was displayed in a convincing manner.

clean, clear, and concise. Much better than the one current is currently running. GL

Greenlight. Nice work. Excellent timing with the music and a nice, simple concept.
Thanks for you support of my pod and good luck.

Thats a good idea, but by having a load of text at the end, you lose the audiences interest. I reckon that the text should come in the middle over CA's of shaving, as trevorw says, and then end on the shot of the guy now miraculously young. I want the story to carry on for the whole advert.

Green Light! Good concept both simple and efective

GL!!!

great story/concept. However, two shots with a simple cross fade? too amature. and too predictable. how about having cut aways with close ups the the shaving, rinsing of the razor, using the actual product (it's called product placement), then when you go from old guy to cut aways, to young guy, you've got a more dramatic transformation. also, change his outfit. having a bold colored shirt against a plain bathroom will make the shirt rememberable. then, when he changes to the young guy, he'll have the same, recognizable shirt and it makes the story catch quicker.

you've got a lot of posts, but one thing i would suggest is recording the sound at a higher quality. do the running water separately from his actual actions. sound improves everything. the little things matter. otherwise, keep plugging.

-M

This is ok. Nice music.

Funny concept, with the younger guy appearing in the end. As far as overall effect I would say that you should improve the typography on the slides, something more stylish. And it may just be the quality of the video but it seems as though the sound is overmodulated. But really great work.

nice contrast. good job !

Nice concept, very simple, and well done...my only thought is that the transition could have been more subtle...maybe he leans out of frame, then jumpcut to the younger guy leaning back into frame...just a thought.

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I like the concept, but I worry it carries legal issues about misrepresentation. I guess we let the lawyers worry about that, though. :)